 Studio View Friday: new selections from the "Vortex" series up on the studio wall today.
Each: used U.S. postage stamps & resin on cradled wood panel 8 × 8 in (20 cm) Wired and ready to hang! Perfect gift to add positive energy and good vibes to any room! Contact the artist for purchase. #mixedmediaart #postagestampart #contemporarycollage #geometricart  Hello Friends, I am very happy to share that my new book, A Million Little Moments of Presence: Simple Mindfulness Pauses for Everyday Life, is now available on Amazon. This small book grew out of a simple idea, shaped by my own personal experience and daily meditation practice: mindfulness is not something we have to add to our already busy lives. It is something we can discover inside the moments that are already here. Waiting at a red light. Standing in line. Walking to the car. Pausing between one task and the next. These ordinary moments can become small doorways back into presence. The book is available now in paperback, Kindle, and Kindle Unlimited. You can find it here. If you have a chance to explore the book and find it helpful, I would be deeply grateful if you would leave an honest review on Amazon. Reviews are one of the most important ways to help a new book reach more readers. And if you are looking for a more structured and in-depth meditation practice, my recent companion book, The Calm Within: A Complete Guide to Mantra Meditation, is also available on Amazon here. Thank you, as always, for your interest, encouragement, and support of my creative work. With gratitude and appreciation, Jordan Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7NMSH42
 “Bliss" vintage canceled international postage stamps & resin on canvas 20 × 20 inches (51 cm)
 "Inner Light" used U.S. postage stamps & resin on canvas 20 x 20 in (51 cm) Available now at Kim Storage Gallery, Milwaukee WI  Along Lincoln Avenue on Chicago’s North Side, a dwindling group of mid-century motels still survives. Photographed after dark with long exposures, these images explore their fading architecture, glowing signs, and uneasy beauty. These were originally created several years ago. But as my editing skills improve and Lightroom's capabilities increase, I have revisited them and completely re-edited and updated them from the original RAW files. It was nice spending the afternoon with Kim Storage Gallery at Door County Contemporary at PenArt in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. Today, Sunday, is the last day of the fair if you are in the area. I had time to roam the Door Peninsula after, and found this beautiful 19th century lighthouse, 100 year old fire station, and caught the sun setting low behind this antique truck. Many thanks to Kim Storage Gallery for including my work in this beautiful contemporary exhibition.   Excited to share that I’ll be showing work this weekend with Kim Storage Gallery at Door County Contemporary, June 4-7, 2026, at PenArt in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. I’ll have several works included, including Timeless 1, Timeless 2, and Bliss. Each piece is built from used and canceled postage stamps arranged into meditative geometric fields, where fragments of history, travel, communication, and memory are reconfigured into patterns of rhythm, movement, and stillness. Many thanks to Kim Storage Gallery for including my work in this beautiful Door County event. Door County Contemporary June 4–7, 2026 PenArt, Fish Creek, WI With Kim Storage Gallery The fair runs Thursday VIP 4–7 PM, Friday and Saturday 11 AM–6 PM, and Sunday 11 AM–5 PM. #DoorCountyContemporary #KimStorageGallery #DoorCountyArt #WisconsinArt #MilwaukeeArt #ChicagoArtist  Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery Located in Midlothian, Illinois, Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery dates back to the early 1800s and has long been known as one of the most haunted places in the state. Stories surrounding the cemetery include sightings of a phantom woman known as the White Madonna, a disappearing black dog, and other strange, unexplained phenomena. Yet beyond its ghost stories and deteriorating condition, I find Bachelor’s Grove to be a beautiful, quiet, and strangely peaceful place. It is small, secluded, and surrounded by the stillness of Rubio Woods, making it a meaningful place to spend an afternoon with my camera, a cup of coffee, and a few moments of meditation. Bachelor’s Grove may be known for its hauntings, but for me, it also holds a deep and quiet stillness. These black-and-white images help bring out the cemetery’s quiet sense of mystery with the worn and damaged stones and overgrown landscape. Places like this are a gentle reminder that meditation does not need a typical setting. It does not require a cushion, a studio, or complete silence. As I explore in my book, The Calm Within, meditation can be practiced almost anywhere, even in unexpected places, whenever we pause long enough to become present.  Available in paperback and digital formats on Amazon.
 Come see selections from my new "Inner Currents" series and dozens of other artists at the Cornelia Arts Building, May Open Studios. Friday 5-9pm, Saturday 12-4pm
 "Epiphany" from Sacred Vortex Series Used U.S. postage stamps, resin, wood cross on canvas 12 x 16 in (30.5 x 41 cm) 2026 This piece is a variation on my original Vortex Series, where geometric stamp patterns become meditative, mandala-like fields. For Epiphany, part of my Sacred Vortex Series, I extended the pattern vertically to form a subtle cross structure. The work is built from hundreds of 1980 U.S. Christmas stamps featuring a stained-glass image of the Madonna and Child, originally issued to commemorate Christmas and the Christian celebration of Epiphany. Like the vortex pieces, the repeating pattern creates a sense of movement, rhythm, and quiet focus. At the same time, the overall structure introduces an additional layer of meaning. The geometry suggests both a mandala and a cross, two visual traditions that invite contemplation and reflection. A small removable wooden cross rests at the center of the piece. It can remain in place, emphasizing the Christian symbolism, or be removed so the work functions purely as an abstract meditative pattern.  "Confluence" used U.S. postage stamps & resin on canvas 36 x 36 in Mixed media using hundreds of vintage canceled U.S. postage stamps arranged in geometric bands based on the Golden Mean (Phi). Each stamp once carried a personal story and together they form a unified visual field exploring interconnectedness, pattern, and collective history.   February is here. A new month. A quieter invitation. If January was about momentum, February is about settling in. Less striving. More listening. More calm. This is a beautiful time to begin (or gently return to) a meditation practice. One that doesn’t ask you to change yourself, fix your thoughts, or force stillness.
The Calm Within was created for moments exactly like this: • when the mind feels busy • when life feels loud • when you’re craving something simple, steady, and real Just a few minutes a day. A quiet seat. A return to what’s already here. Let February be the month you soften inward. The calm isn’t something you achieve, it’s something you remember. Slow down and enjoy mindful living. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBV713BP  A new small "Inner Currents" 20 x 20 on the easel.
#meditativeart #ChicagoArtist #AbstractArt #CustomArt #ArtCommissions   Overlooking Lake Michigan, Steelworkers Park on the south side of Chicago, has the haunting and otherworldly remains of the huge concrete retaining walls of the original steel mill integrated into its unusual landscape design.
#SteelworkersPark #ChicagoHistory #IndustrialHeritage #BlackAndWhitePhotography #UrbanExploration LakeMichigan SouthWorks ParkViews Chicagoland HiddenChicagoGems As the new year begins, I’m wishing you moments of stillness. Not resolutions, just room to breathe and be present. I’m pleased to share that my new book, The Calm Within: A Complete Guide to Mantra Meditation, is now available. It offers a clear, accessible approach to mantra meditation, focused on simplicity, ease, and inner quiet rather than effort or belief. If you’ve felt drawn to the quieter, meditative qualities in my visual work over the years, this book is a natural extension of that same exploration, this time through lived practice. Wishing you a successful and grounded start to the year! Amazon Link for Paperback and Kindle Versions   "Inner Currents" Vintage canceled international postage stamps, resin, canvas; hand-built wooden frame with felt-lined crystal shelf; natural crystals. 2025 25 × 22 inches (63 x 56 cm) artwork + integrated frame/shelf |
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